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Disability assistance on the chopping block as costs for Arizona’s school voucher system continue to soar
Republican legislators support over $100 million in budget overrides for private school subsidies, but refuse to fund a disability assistance program with a similar price tag.
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Tariff war threatens higher costs for Arizona farmers
Arizona farmers now find themselves caught in the middle of President Trump’s tariff war, facing yet another hurdle to feeding the country.
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Arizona’s national parks and forests already feeling strain from thousands of federal worker firings nationwide
Grand Canyon National Park reported wait times being twice as long as usual just a week after the National Park Service and National Forest Service fired thousands of workers.
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State Sen. Eva Burch who announced plans in a floor speech last year to get an abortion is resigning
State Sen. Eva Burch, a Democratic lawmaker who drew attention for revealing in a speech nearly a year ago that she was planning to get an abortion, has announced her resignation from the Arizona Legislature. RELATED: VIDEO: Arizona State Sen. Eva Burch shares her intention to get abortion during floor speech Sen. Burch of Mesa said…
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BREAKING: Judge rules Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban is unconstitutional
The ruling comes months after Arizona voters passed Prop 139, constitutionally protecting abortion until fetal viability.
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Mayors push for local control over short-term rentals in northern Arizona
Some mayors in northern Arizona attribute a host of problems affecting their cities to a 2016 law preventing them from regulating short-term rentals.
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Your complete guide to container gardening in Arizona
Spring is almost here! Whether you rent or own, container gardening is a great way to grow your favorite greenery even in the desert scene.
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‘The outdoors is for everybody’: Rock climbing coalition provides safe space for women and genderqueer individuals
A local rock-climbing coalition empowers women and the genderqueer community to participate in outdoor rock climbing, all while removing some of the financial barriers for new climbers.
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
“What’s going to happen is VA’s not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed,” said Michael Missal, who was the VA’s inspector general for nine years until he was fired last month by Donald Trump.
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Free job training program returns to 3 rural Arizona Communities
Maricopa County expands its Workforce 2 You program with $500,000 in funding, bringing free job training to rural residents in three communities.
